dms
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Yesterday, Jessbee, Dr. Wu and myself paid a visit to the true summit of OH. Thanks to Dr. Dasypodidae for carrying out accurate measurements this past summer, and establishing that the most northern bump of the summit ridge is the true highpoint of OH. We took the Black Pond bushwack route to the Lincoln Brook Trail, and then on to the base of the slide. The conditions on the slide were a mixture of bare rock, and mushy snow, with some icy spots. The trip up was great, fantastic weather conditions and views. We followed the trail to the middle bump which had been previously considered the summit. Someone has nailed up an Owl's Head sign again. The problem being that this is in fact not the summit. All the tracks we had seen on the way in stopped here. We continued on about .2 mi to the true summit, which is now marked by a small cairn about a foot in height. This northerly bump is clearly 30-40 feet higher than the middle bump. Descending the slide was more difficult than ascending as all the snow had turned to mashed potatoes. We had hoped to retrace our steps on the Black Pond bw route, but it was dark by the time we got to the route, so we decided that the better strategy was to stick to the Lincoln Brook Trail, and then on to the Franconia Brook Trail. The second brook crossing was a little dicey and we got our feet wet, but because it wasn't very cold out, it was not a major issue. Our last obstacle was missing the beaver pond trail relocation on Franconia Brook Trail, and we ended up in the beaver meadow until we were able to find the relocation. It was a great day, we finished a little later then we had hoped we would, but I want to thank my companions, Jessbee and Dr. Wu, for a wonderful time, you couldn't ask to hike with nicer folks than them!
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If Jade would have helped carry rocks up the mountain it may have been a little bigger. 
